FAQ
Who are services for?
Sensitive and Intuitive Adults, ages 18 and up and partnered couples.
What are Holistic EMDR Intensives?
EMDR Intensives are extended sessions and are offered as: 2 hour, 4 hour, all day (6 hours) and 2 day sessions, with 2-4 hours per day. For sensitive souls who want effective and rapid transformation and healing, these are all highly effective ways to heal a specific issue in a faster, more efficient way.
What is EMDR Therapy?
EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a research and brain based therapy that helps clients heal from shame, trauma, loss, pain and more. EMDR helps the brain process past painful experiences and memories, disturbing body sensations, negative self beliefs, feelings and thoughts. EMDR helps rewire our neural networks, creates secure attachment, nervous system regulation, positive beliefs about self, and a sense of safety, choice, power and wholeness.
What is Holistic Therapy?
Ruth is a Holistic, multi-modality and Integrative therapist and blends: EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Somatic and Spiritual counseling and 1-1 yoga, meditation and sound healing. Ruth works in partnership with clients to create a clear map towards healing.
What is Internal Family Systems?
Internal Family System (IFS) is a modality that allows us to get to know different parts of ourselves. IFS encourages us to connect with our Self-Energy and offer ourselves self-compassion and self-love.
What is Somatic Therapy?
Somatic Therapy is a bottoms up trauma therapy approach that incorporates polyvagal theory, nervous system awareness, a connection between our mind and our bodies and a way to release stored emotions from our nervous system.
What is Spiritual Therapy?
Spiritual Counseling uses non-religious, spiritual inquiry, to help clients learn about their own beliefs and use these as a healing resource. Ruth is happy to engage with clients, depending on their interest, in various modalities, such as: astrology, numerology, the enneagram, crystal healing, tarot, reiki, sound healing and more.
What is a Sensitive Soul?
Sensitive souls often: have deep emotional depth, intuition, creativity, and empathy; often feel "different", "too much" and were told they were "shy", "too sensitive" or "too caring": have the ability to perceive connections between things; mask their true selves in social settings; often people please; need time alone to reset; crave authentic, meaningful relationships and can struggle with low self-esteem.
What is couples counseling?
Ruth is an Imago Relationship trained therapist, which focuses on helping couples communicate in a healthier way. She uses somatic approaches to help clients learn to coregulate, create safety and repair ruptures faster. LGBTQIA+, Polyamory and CNM couples are welcome.
Do you accept insurance?
Ruth is currently an out of pocket provider. Rates are:
$185 for individual 50 minute sessions
$195 for couples therapy
$225 for 90 minute Holistic EMDR session
$350 for 2 hour Holistic EMDR Intensive
$450 for 4 hour Holistic EMDR Intensive
$800-1200 for Holistic EMDR 2 day retreat
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Sensitive Soul Somatic Mentorship: $145 for 50 minute session
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*Sliding scale options are available.
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Good Faith Estimate for Out of Network Care: You have the right to receive a "Good Faith Estimate" explaining how much your therapy treatment will cost you. You have the right to receive this information in Reclaim Wellness Therapy's Opt Out Form for EMDR Therapy Intensives on the client portal, before receiving care. If you have any questions, please ask Ruth more about this.
How frequent and how long are sessions?
Holistic EMDR Intensives and retreats are scheduled on a one time basis. Clients can choose to repeat them, as needed. Couples therapy, 90 minute and 50 minute sessions are scheduled on an every other basis.
What happens during the first appointment?
For couples therapy, 90 or 50 minute Holistic EMDR therapy, this is the initial intake, where we will discuss what brings you to therapy, your goals and the length of treatment.
How do I schedule a therapy session?
Please email Ruth at: rmilsten@hotmail.com to schedule a free 15-30 minute consultation.
What if I have an emergency?
If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. Or please call Anne Arundel Crisis Response, open 24/7, at: 410-768-5522. You can also contact SAMHSA’s National Crisis Helpline at 1-800-662-4357. This is a free, confidential helpline that is open 24/7, 365 days a year.
What are Non Therapy Services?
Ruth offers Sensitive Soul Circles, Sensitive Soul Somatic Mentorship and Mat Pilates sessions to individuals. These are not therapy services and completely separate from the Licensed Therapeutic Services of Reclaim Wellness Therapy.
What are Sensitive Soul Circles and Sensitive Soul Somatic Coaching?
Sensitive Soul Circles are a safe, nonjudgmental class for other sensitives. Classes include discussion, self-growth, chakra awareness, gentle yoga and sound healing. Sensitive Soul Somatic Coaching are 1-1 sessions to help individuals understand and celebrate their sensitivity and it's gifts, understand and regulate their nervous system and learn to be in Self Energy. These are not therapy and there is no discussion of past trauma or issues, but a focus on the present and future. The focus is on cultivating self-compassion, self-love and self-care.
What is Mat Pilates?
Ruth offers 1-1 and small group Mat Pilates sessions to clients, to help individuals strengthen their core and pelvic floor muscles.